Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union · Washington · 2025

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union in Washington: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union took 221 mortgage applications in Washington in 2025, ranking #182 of 822 lenders active in the state. It originated 24.9% of them and denied 16.3% (37.1% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 15.7%.

221Applicationsin WA
37.1%Decision denial ratestate 19.5%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$305,000Median loanstate $335,000
$48MVolume18 counties

Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union in Washington vs the state

16.3%Denial rate+0.64 pts vs state
37.1%Decision denial rate+17.57 pts vs state
24.9%Origination rate-36.17 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.60Rate spread (pts)+0.42 pts vs state
$134kMedian applicant income
55Loans originated
36Denied

Trend in Washington

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
20233921902.6%8.06%#104
20243161327.0%7.00%#125
20252215516.3%7.00%#182

What Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union lends in Washington

By loan purpose

Home purchase 75 34% · 6.7% denied
Refinance 29 13% · 20.7% denied
Cash-out refinance 60 27% · 25.0% denied
Other / HELOC 57 26% · 17.5% denied

By loan type

Conventional 221 100% · 16.3% denied

Why it denied Washington applicants

Debt-to-income ratio 22 61%
Collateral 5 14%
Credit history 4 11%
Other 2 6%
Mortgage insurance denied 1 3%
Unverifiable information 1 3%
Insufficient cash 1 3%

Where in Washington

Counties with the most Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
King County 1062214 13.2%
Snohomish County 38116 15.8%
Pierce County 2353 13.0%
Yakima County 21106 28.6%
Benton County 521 20.0%
Thurston County 502 40.0%
Spokane County 410 0.0%
Franklin County 300 0.0%
Grant County 210 0.0%
Stevens County 201 50.0%

Other large lenders in Washington

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
Boeing Employees Credit UnionB 21,59923.8%6.13%
Rocket MortgageC 14,30115.9%6.63%
United Shore Financial ServicesB 13,77010.0%6.13%
Guild MortgageA 8,0563.4%6.63%
CMG MortgageA 7,8173.1%6.63%
Movement MortgageA 7,4723.6%6.63%
Bank of AmericaF 6,98627.0%5.99%
Crosscountry MortgageB 6,9033.1%6.63%
U.S. BankD 6,56827.6%6.63%
NewrezD 5,84912.9%6.63%

Frequently asked questions

Washington: 221 applications in 2025, of which 55 were originated and 36 denied.

16.3% of all applications, or 37.1% of the applications it actually decided on. The Washington statewide average across all lenders was 15.7%.

The median rate on loans Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union originated in Washington in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Washington, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology